Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Reef today (08 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Reef at 8PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 7 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1213 | 1247 | 509 | 353 | 1076 | 365 | 1416 | 638 | 207 | 204 | 639 | 154 | 478 | 817 | 709 | 665 | 580 | 563 | 421 | 400 | 320 | 273 | 229 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:26PM1.39m | 2:25AM1.26m | 3:36PM1.50m | 3:36AM1.19m | 4:43PM1.64m | 4:47AM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37PM0.60m | 8:47AM0.37m | 9:59PM0.58m | 9:46AM0.33m | 11:15PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 15 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | 19 | — | 353 | 265 | 365 | 808 | 638 | 207 | 204 | — | 154 | 127 | 432 | 432 | 322 | 322 | 563 | 421 | 400 | 320 | 273 | 229 | 163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | 127 | 82 | 121 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 21 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SSW 4 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1213 | 1247 | 509 | 341 | 1076 | 206 | 1416 | 5 | 159 | 145 | 639 | 89 | 478 | 817 | 709 | 665 | 580 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 295 | 159 | 159 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 45 | 45 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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